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can it do to unions? the law probably strengthens unions. >> if this is a right to work state, it makes it illegal for unions and employers to man tateidate that employees be part of the union or pay money to that union. >> or destroy when they have to stay afloat. one or the other. >> kagy gray is the reporter for the detroit free press and joins us now. this happened very quickly. it looks like we have not seen the end of this fight. democrats and union activists and anybody who supports the unions about finding a way to overturn this. they have three options and is to pursue a legal challenge to how the law was passed in the legislature. the second involves beating sick snyder, the governor's race that requires them to win both houses. it looks like a long shot that looks like the boast bankable bet to collect signatures equivalent to 8% to the total number of votes cast. that means 258,000 signatures. then they can get a referendum on this. is that the best bet for people to overturn this? >> it's sti
can it do to unions? the law probably strengthens unions. >> if this is a right to work state, it makes it illegal for unions and employers to man tateidate that employees be part of the union or pay money to that union. >> or destroy when they have to stay afloat. one or the other. >> kagy gray is the reporter for the detroit free press and joins us now. this happened very quickly. it looks like we have not seen the end of this fight. democrats and union activists and anybody...
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michigan's governor driving the motor city in to a fight over the unions. why's the president playing backseat driver? >>> i'm steve kornacki. there's outrage maybe even criminal charges coming in that death of the nurse in england. wait a minute. are we being too hard on the pranksters? >> i'm krystal ball. in to the holiday spiritual. our friend is back at the table with tips to dare we say it enjoy the season? >>> all and that a federal case of it. why when it comes to gay marriage the train can't be stop. neither can we. it's "the cycle" and it's monday, december 10th. >>> it's monday, fun day here at "the cycle." let's get the party started. where will it land today? fiscal cliff? huh. so much for fun. well you know what? we at "the cycle" can make it fun. look at this. the president living it up in motown last hour calling on republicans to stop being party poopers. >> i believe america only succeeds and thrives when we've got a strong and growing middle class. i want us to bring down our deficits but i want to do it in a balanced, responsible way. an
michigan's governor driving the motor city in to a fight over the unions. why's the president playing backseat driver? >>> i'm steve kornacki. there's outrage maybe even criminal charges coming in that death of the nurse in england. wait a minute. are we being too hard on the pranksters? >> i'm krystal ball. in to the holiday spiritual. our friend is back at the table with tips to dare we say it enjoy the season? >>> all and that a federal case of it. why when it comes...
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union thugs beat the crap out of people -- >> bob: union thugs? >> eric: and teachers are -- >> greg: what do you call dish >> dana: you call people scabs and you are upset someone says union thugs? >> andrea: how can you have it both ways? you are a tough group that put the giant inflatable rafts in front of the construction projects or nonunion construction par projects across the country or you're now a little victim who can't help themselves and everyone else is -- you're a big group that go on people's houses in wall street and bully those people and trespass. and overwhelm them and -- >> bob: wall street does that. >> andrea: where are the unions? >> dana: the unions did have an effective and important role in past. but i also think that other -- as companies have had to evolve, the unions need to evolve as well. they are getting terrible advice right now and there are ways to work with the governor, what only has their best interest in mind. what else does he want? why else would he do it? why? why? >> eric: >> bob: it brings people in to t
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and michigan was considered the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sector, chris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that's where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. >> okay. it's great having you on. bill, i hear you're a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. >>> one of those on the far right richard mourdock is still pointing fingers after losing the senate race in indiana. sounds like sore loser. this is "hardball" the place for politics. new trident layers juicy berry + tangy tangerine is a thrilling, dual-flavored ride to mouth fun-town. but it's not like everyone is going to break into a karaoke jam session. ♪ this will literally probably never happen. stop! stop! stop! come back here! humans -- we are beautifully imperfect creatures living in an imperfect world. that's why liberty mutual insurance has your back with great ideas like our optional better car re
and michigan was considered the cradle of unionism. so, you know, unions are under assault. not just in the private sector, chris, but the public sector unions. remember, right to work yesterday has effected the entire public sector union movement. and that's where most of the membership and growth has been in the union movement in the last decade or two. >> okay. it's great having you on. bill, i hear you're a great reporter. and mr. geiss, good luck on your career. >>> one of...
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the critics would hurt union strength, but supporters say it will bring jobs to the state. democrats and union supporters are planning a massive rally at the state capital the same day. >>> in money news, holiday hiring may have given a big boost to the job report retailers hired more people in november than any other month. on record since 1939, according to the labor department. 146,000 jobs added to the economy last month and the unemployment rate fell to a four-year low of 7.7%, partly because thousands of people have just stopped looking for work. >>> at number four, president obama asking congress for $60.4 billion in emergency aid for superstorm sandy recovery efforts. thatie request falls short of total damage estimates. they say they'll need closer to $82 billion to repair their states. >>> it's been more than 15 years since he was mysteriously gunned down, but the los angeles coroner's office has finally released the autopsy report on rapper christopher wallace, also known as the notorious big or biggy smalls. the 23-page report shows wallace suffered four gunshot
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workplaces pay union dues. an army of officers have been guarding the governor's office all day. some of these demonstrators have been here since 5:00 this morning. the republican governor has signed the law. >> with a stroke of a pen, take our rights away. it's offensive. >> reporter: supporters call it right to work, but unions say it's nothing less than an effort to cut their bargaining power. less dues means less influence. the afl-cio says the average worker in right to work states earns $1,500 less than workers in states without those laws. >> these so-called right to work laws, they don't have to do with economics, they have everything to do with politics. what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. >> reporter: but supporters say the law encourages business. chris beckering owns a construction company and predicts the bill will allow his company to hire more workers. >> this will attract more businesses to michigan. those businesses will need space and we're here to
workplaces pay union dues. an army of officers have been guarding the governor's office all day. some of these demonstrators have been here since 5:00 this morning. the republican governor has signed the law. >> with a stroke of a pen, take our rights away. it's offensive. >> reporter: supporters call it right to work, but unions say it's nothing less than an effort to cut their bargaining power. less dues means less influence. the afl-cio says the average worker in right to work...
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i still belong to one and i like the union." but this discredits the entire union movement. it is criminal activity, it is stupid, it is destructive to the reputation of the union, destructive to workers. ronald reagan was a union leader, a proud one. the screen actors' guild. i don't think he would con cone this and neither should the democratic party today. >> no one is condoning the violence but no one is saying these nonrepresentative extreme people represent the entire labor people. i think these are be a bore rags. >> what did we see in wisconsin. >> and we should condemn it on the left and the right. we are consistent on that. >> lanny, they inveighed the legislator of wisconsin shouting and hollering when from the balconies. if conservatives did that in the u.s. capitol, they would go to jail. >> i think they would both be wrong and i agree with you it hurts the labor union. as a pro labor democrat that's correct kind ever activity doesn't persuade undecided people. it turns off those people. so are they are hurting the labor movement by that kind of action. >> thank
i still belong to one and i like the union." but this discredits the entire union movement. it is criminal activity, it is stupid, it is destructive to the reputation of the union, destructive to workers. ronald reagan was a union leader, a proud one. the screen actors' guild. i don't think he would con cone this and neither should the democratic party today. >> no one is condoning the violence but no one is saying these nonrepresentative extreme people represent the entire labor...
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we are gathered here today to celebrate the union of tim and laura. it's amazing how appreciative people are when you tell them they could save a lot of money on their car insurance by switching to geico...they may even make you their best man. may i have the rings please? ah, helzberg diamonds. nice choice, mate. ...and now in the presence of these guests we join this loving couple. oh dear... geico. 15 minutes could save you 15% or more on car insurance. >>> authorities today identified 22-year-old jacob tyler roberts as the man who walked into an oregon shopping mall packed with holiday shoppers and children in line to see santa and opened fire with an ar-15 semiautomatic rifle. police say roberts who wore a hockey mask during the rampage killed two shoppers, injured a third before taking his own life. police also say they have no motive for the crime and that the high powered weapon had been stolen. and so now comes the predictable cycle. a horrendous crime with firearm stronger than any hunter would need. an honest attempt at a gun control conver
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you don't have to pay union dues if you are in a union shop. what you do have to do is if you are getting benefits from organizing, higher wages and benefits, you need to pay a fair share of the actual bargaining costs because you're benefiting from that. in fact, right now ender law if you are not paying money into a union, if you get fired, the union still needs to defend you and if they don't you can sue them. this is about fairness. if a worker is getting the benefits of having an organization in that workplace, they should pay their fair share of those costs because of the benefits that they are getting. that's what this is. it's about fairness. and not to do this, this would be like saying to people, well, you can have all the benfys of social security but you have the option of not paying into it if you like but you still get the benefits. of course people are going to say, why pay in, i'm not going to pay. and if everybody decides not to pay, then social security falls apart. that's really what's at stake here with unions. it's an attem
you don't have to pay union dues if you are in a union shop. what you do have to do is if you are getting benefits from organizing, higher wages and benefits, you need to pay a fair share of the actual bargaining costs because you're benefiting from that. in fact, right now ender law if you are not paying money into a union, if you get fired, the union still needs to defend you and if they don't you can sue them. this is about fairness. if a worker is getting the benefits of having an...
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workplace from joining or paying dues to that union. meanwhile, pro-union protesters are swarming the michigan capital building in lansing in scenes reminiscent of the battles over union rights in wisconsin and in ohio last year. david corn, we -- the president has sort of -- was in michigan yesterday, and bundled this into a bigger message about the middle class, working americans. is this a good time for republicans to be on the side -- well, against workers rights in the context of this broader conversation we're having? >> you know, we shall see here because they clearly have the votes and snyder says he is going to do this. you see the response. you saw the response in wisconsin. their walker survived the fight. i assume this will be as big, if not bigger, and the uaw, of course, the unions are even stronger in michigan than they are in wisconsin, so, you know, this will be a six-month, year-long process. i don't know what the recall was in michigan compared to wisconsin, but i expect this is the beginning of a long fight, and we'l
workplace from joining or paying dues to that union. meanwhile, pro-union protesters are swarming the michigan capital building in lansing in scenes reminiscent of the battles over union rights in wisconsin and in ohio last year. david corn, we -- the president has sort of -- was in michigan yesterday, and bundled this into a bigger message about the middle class, working americans. is this a good time for republicans to be on the side -- well, against workers rights in the context of this...
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why did an anti-union group set up a tent in the middle of a pro-union rally? we don't know. but we do know that over on fox news they went crazy using this to cover up the real story. >> now, you can see on the screen left is a fox news contributor. and he was in lansing today. he was viciously assaulted by a union member. a punch in the face. >> repeatedly punched in the face. >> punched in the face. >> including that assault by union thugs. >> the guy there punched in michigan. he's going to join us here next. >> don't be distracted. and don't think for a minute this fight is over. the battle, the peaceful battle for workers' rights has just begun. joining me now is former u.s. congressman mark shower, democrat from michigan and a member of laborer's local 355. he was pepper sprayed by police during those peaceful demonstrations right outside the state capital. also with me, joy reed, managing editor of the the grio.com and managing msnbc contributor. thank you for being here. >> thank you for having us. >> congressman, what happened with you yesterday? >> well, i was prou
why did an anti-union group set up a tent in the middle of a pro-union rally? we don't know. but we do know that over on fox news they went crazy using this to cover up the real story. >> now, you can see on the screen left is a fox news contributor. and he was in lansing today. he was viciously assaulted by a union member. a punch in the face. >> repeatedly punched in the face. >> punched in the face. >> including that assault by union thugs. >> the guy there...
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that means workers cannot be forced to join a union or pay union dues to get a job. the law was passed today by the republican legislature and signed by the governor. elaine quijano is in lancing for us tonight. >> right to work has got to go! >> reporter: union members from across michigan and other states voiced their anger at the michigan capital. mike huerta has been a member of the united auto workers union since 1997. >> no one wants this in this state. this state is where the birthplace of the united auto workers is, this place is where unions built the middle-class. >> reporter: but republican governor rick snyder insists the legislation will help workers by not forcing them to join unions or pay dues. >> if they don't see value in the union in terms of its activities, should they be forced to pay financial resources for that? i don't believe so. give them choice. >> reporter: the governor and republican lawmakers argue the legislation will attract businesses and keep jobs in michigan. union members argue it will result in lower wages. clear evidence for eith
that means workers cannot be forced to join a union or pay union dues to get a job. the law was passed today by the republican legislature and signed by the governor. elaine quijano is in lancing for us tonight. >> right to work has got to go! >> reporter: union members from across michigan and other states voiced their anger at the michigan capital. mike huerta has been a member of the united auto workers union since 1997. >> no one wants this in this state. this state is...
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all these unions had bankrupted these companies. all these car companies are leaving, going to foreign soil, going to southern states, where it's more reasonable and accommodating, they don't have the union influence. isn't that true? >> no, absolutely not. the industry has come back due to collective barring e bargaining. 200,000 more people in michigan are working in manufacturing thanks to collective bargaining. the president as you said was in redford today, a suburb of detroit, to announce 115 new manufacturing jobs. >> sean: keep living your dream, and they'll keep knocking down every building in town. thanks for being with us. >>> those deejays break their >>> those deejays break their silence abouttttttt having you ship my gifts couldn't be easier. well, having a ton of locations doesn't hurt. and a santa to boot! [ chuckles ] right, baby. oh, sir. that is a customer. oh...sorry about that. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. fedex office. [ male announcer ] break from the holiday stress. tired of fees piling u
all these unions had bankrupted these companies. all these car companies are leaving, going to foreign soil, going to southern states, where it's more reasonable and accommodating, they don't have the union influence. isn't that true? >> no, absolutely not. the industry has come back due to collective barring e bargaining. 200,000 more people in michigan are working in manufacturing thanks to collective bargaining. the president as you said was in redford today, a suburb of detroit, to...
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when people join the european union where they will joining a federal union ok because you know what a lot of people will say is that they lost more and more of their freedoms to make decisions about their economies civil society sick cetera. well i totally disagree to that i mean of course the european union has to be based on subsidy or it's a principle which means that the decisions are made close as possible to the citizens on the other hand you know is an indication is that the case song truth is that the case let me finish all right go ahead yeah yeah of course about dontcha think that . in a case that a federal union existed with a federal strong budget that the sovereignty of the european citizens overall would be better than we have it now in that crisis we are all victims at the moment because we do not have a fully fledged clearly question is the people who join to create something like the united states yeah i mean they are going to they join it to create a united states of europe that has to be discussed i'm not saying yes there is no alternative to that and if they don'
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a union that can can stand up, how is that supporting unions and helping working class people. >> i mean, please, come on. that's not believable on its face. please. this is an absolute attack on unions and the notion that it's fair, it's the right to work for less. we know that six out of the top ten states are right to work states. beyond that, consider the issue of fairen. workers should have a right to vote and their may not be uninimity. you don't have to withhold your dues because you don't agree with the tax leadership and this is absolute nonsense in a democratic way. it's the majority rules. >> now, you have states all over the country that already have the so-called right to work laws and if you compare those states and the state laws is $1500 less a year. the workplace death rate is 53% higher. nine of the 12 states with worst jobless rates are right to work laws. so there is a substantive difference in key areas between states that have these laws and states that allow people to organize and unionize. >> absolutely. what we're concerned about is laws and economic growth. by t
a union that can can stand up, how is that supporting unions and helping working class people. >> i mean, please, come on. that's not believable on its face. please. this is an absolute attack on unions and the notion that it's fair, it's the right to work for less. we know that six out of the top ten states are right to work states. beyond that, consider the issue of fairen. workers should have a right to vote and their may not be uninimity. you don't have to withhold your dues because...
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bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. bahraini opposition groups say they're ready for open dialogue with the government without preconditions but they want any progress put to referendum this comes after a recent appeal for face to face negotiations by the monarchy scene is essential to quelling recent unrest. the report said some clear a turbulent gulf state is any closer to finding the road to peace. such as his life was shattered his sits on a municipal council in bahrain and several months ago he was shot by police during a peaceful protest started looking at his injuries he's lucky to be alive but a bit online what i was with many of the protesters when we were faced by riot police they did not hesitate to shoot us directly to the head of the bullets the police are using for hunting birds and animals i've been shot over one hundred ninety two well it's scattered all over my body in the head face arms or legs the most dangerous ones are those inside my lungs. is just one of hundreds w
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how about the soviet union? ross has mentioned an important agreement at geneva that a nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought. there was also an extremely important agreement to expand exchanges, we had an exchange agreement from the nixon administration which had lapsed during the carter administration because of the invasion of afghanistan, why we should cut off our exchanges over that i never understood. we got it restored, much expanded and the question was will gorbachev allowed this to happen? he did. gradually with the policy of glasnost he opened up the press, brought in new editors to most publications, started having westerners including by 1987 the american ambassador, frequently on national television so we began to communicate directly with the soviet people in media, private media but also official, much more so, very important role and easing the tensions. when you have westerners discussing their problems sympathetically, often in their own language this was conveying had the opposite i
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fees similar to union dues. the outcome is considered a foregone conclusion. governor rick schneider says he will sign the bills. in michigan yesterday, though, president obama said what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> in between all the conjecture over what secretary of state hillary clinton will or are not do when she leaves office, one fact is not dispited, achievements in promoting human rights, especially women's rights around the world. with her departure emt nent who will fill that void in i'm joined now by carrie kennedy, founder of the robert f. kennedy senator, daughter of the late robert kennedy. good to see you. thanks for coming in. >> thanks. >> hillary clinton has championed women's rights. she has been in many ways a very tireless fighter for this. and i'm wondering, how much
fees similar to union dues. the outcome is considered a foregone conclusion. governor rick schneider says he will sign the bills. in michigan yesterday, though, president obama said what they're really talking about is giving you the right to work for less money. for those with visions of doing this... ...this... ...and this, dancing in their heads... ...we have these. home depot gift cards. give the gift of doing, in-store or online. >>> in between all the conjecture over what...
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and two of those were unions. folks, this is their strategy. they need to weaken unions. since then, the democratics only bulwark who can pour money into campaigns. they're attacking billionaire workers for political gain. it's cynical. it's reprehensible, and it has to stop. joining me now is gretchen whitmore and now an economics professor at the university of california. his latest book is called "beyond out rage." senator, there will be final votes and a big protest on this plan tomorrow. what's going to happen? >> well, that's right. we are expecting thousands of people here at the capitol because people are angry. this governor, if the 11th hour under cover of dark in a lame duck session came out and did an about face on an issue that he said was too devicive for michigan. now they're trying to ram it through without any hearings. last week, they locked people out of the capitol. people are angry. they're going to show up tomorrow and let their voices be heard. this bill is anti-family. it's ae ee's anti-union, it's anti-america. >> senator reich, when you look at t
and two of those were unions. folks, this is their strategy. they need to weaken unions. since then, the democratics only bulwark who can pour money into campaigns. they're attacking billionaire workers for political gain. it's cynical. it's reprehensible, and it has to stop. joining me now is gretchen whitmore and now an economics professor at the university of california. his latest book is called "beyond out rage." senator, there will be final votes and a big protest on this plan...
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bound to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. across oxana throughout the day you're on r.t. to take through some international news and brief taliban assault on a police state northwestern pakistan has left at least eight dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle that lasted over an hour to insurgents detonated suicide vest during the clash the local taliban said the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of the former commander. a lot of quick misery so five point six on the richter scale hit the philippines which is already trying to recover from the devastation brought on by that deadly typhoon earlier only a thousand people are still missing after last week's i quote while survivors of the worst hit areas the suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people or the four hundred thousand of leftovers there's more to get. pictures here that you're looking at the funeral of a prominent official responsible for women
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what the advocates of this legislation say is union shops and unions no longer can just depend on fattening up their membership roles by default, they actually have to go out and sell themselves, sell their benefits to the workforce in order to earn those memberships. so we'll see how this all changes. the law will go into effect some time in late march or early april. we don't know what recourse they have. we know they can't challenge this at the ballot box. i asked him why this was rushed through so quickly. he says this was never part of his agenda but organized labor tried to force the issue by putting a constitutional amendment really to enshrine collective bargaining in the state's constitution. that failed last month, and republican lawmakers saw an opportunity here, they seized it, and it passed through pretty quickly. >> more broadly, politico is reporting today the afl cio is trying to down gubernatorials, what do you see? >> they've been on assault now in several states, we're talking about michigan today, but similar fights in indiana, ohio, wisconsin, and the common theme is th
what the advocates of this legislation say is union shops and unions no longer can just depend on fattening up their membership roles by default, they actually have to go out and sell themselves, sell their benefits to the workforce in order to earn those memberships. so we'll see how this all changes. the law will go into effect some time in late march or early april. we don't know what recourse they have. we know they can't challenge this at the ballot box. i asked him why this was rushed...
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questions about whether the national labor relations board has gone from impartial rulings to a pro-union bias. we look at the agency. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now have back to fork and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." barbara walters revealed her most fascinating person picked last night. we'll tell you our thoughts in a moment. but first, the list inspired me along with "time" magazine upcoming person of the year naming to hit the streets to ask americans who they think deserves the title. who do you think should be person of the year? >> harry from one direction. >> eli manning. >> the president. >> i think mitt romney. i think. i mean it's hard to be the runner up. >> santa claus. >> good one! >> santa claus is the person of the year. >> do you know that a 4-year-old just gave me that exact samenance >> great mindsamenance -- same answer. >> great minds think alike. >> andrea: someone said i should be person of the year for putting up with you. last night, barbara walters went down her list of fascinating peo
questions about whether the national labor relations board has gone from impartial rulings to a pro-union bias. we look at the agency. "special report" from washington starts at 6:00 eastern. now have back to fork and my colleagues with "the five." ♪ ♪ >> andrea: welcome back to "the five." barbara walters revealed her most fascinating person picked last night. we'll tell you our thoughts in a moment. but first, the list inspired me along with...
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bound to a federal union or european union or stay the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. now some other news making headlines this hour. assault on a police station in northwestern pakistan has left at least eight people dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle lasting more than an hour to insurgents detonated suicide vests during the clash local taliban say the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of the former commander. unearth quake measuring five point six on the richter scale as the philippines which is already trying to recover from the devastation brought on by a deadly typhoon thousand people still missing following last week's cycling survivors in the western areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods killed more than six hundred people left one hundred thousand homeless . and this is the funeral of a prominent official responsible for women's affairs has been assassinated on monday in afghanistan she was shot dead by two unidentified men while on her way to work comes ju
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hot dog vendor hired by a group supporting the right to work law to serve famous hot dogs but when union protesters tore his tent down he came under attack and now the story is getting out. thousands of dollars are pouring into donations to make things right. clint, good to have you. what happened, clint? >> first of all, afp hired me to sell hot dogs and that's what i do. i've been doing it 16 years. >> americans for pro prosperity. >> yes. >> and i set up about 10:00 tuesday morning and by 10:30 i was ready to serve. i served my first hot dog about 10:30. shortly after that, people were coming in, everything was going just great. about 11:30, quarter to 12:00 two guys came in, one had like a devil's mask on and the other guy had a face mask on. so they came in and he took his mask off. i thought it was a joke or something. like they was clowning around. i gave them a hot dog, both ate their hot dogs and three minutes later they were turning over the coffee urn next to my stand i had set up. by that time the protesters were cutting the tent and the groundskeeper, matt white, he said we
hot dog vendor hired by a group supporting the right to work law to serve famous hot dogs but when union protesters tore his tent down he came under attack and now the story is getting out. thousands of dollars are pouring into donations to make things right. clint, good to have you. what happened, clint? >> first of all, afp hired me to sell hot dogs and that's what i do. i've been doing it 16 years. >> americans for pro prosperity. >> yes. >> and i set up about 10:00...
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this means both private and public workers do not have to pay union fees. and republican governor rick snyder quickly signed the bills, calling them "pro worker" and "pro michigan," but opponents say the move weakens organized labor and will mean lower wages. >>> last night on "politics nation," democratic congressman gary peters of michigan told the reverend al sharpton that governor snyder did an about face on this issue. take a listen. >> it is particularly hard to explain, because we had a governor who repeatedly said that this was not on his agenda, this would be very divisive for our state. he continually said that for a couple years, and then immediately after the election had a really sharp about-face and then just jammed it through without, as you mentioned, without any hearings or public input. i was able to meet with him with other members of the congressional delegation. he sat and listened to us, but he never really responded, and when he did respond, in fact, i was amazed by the lack of understanding that he has about this issue. >> don't miss
this means both private and public workers do not have to pay union fees. and republican governor rick snyder quickly signed the bills, calling them "pro worker" and "pro michigan," but opponents say the move weakens organized labor and will mean lower wages. >>> last night on "politics nation," democratic congressman gary peters of michigan told the reverend al sharpton that governor snyder did an about face on this issue. take a listen. >> it is...
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to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaty. well that full shell is available for you here on our team just over an hour meanwhile this hour that fight for freedom. they did not hesitate to shoot us directly to the head i've been shot one hundred ninety two pellets scattered all over my body in the head. and legs the most dangerous ones are those inside my lungs that we speak to the victims of alleged police abuse in bahrain where violent anti-government demonstrations have become an almost daily occurrence. the stunning beauty of reindeer gracefully dancing across the arctic tundra more than just a scenic image it is a way of life for sun traditionally the nets people are nomadic reindeer herders and though in many ways they lead a simple and rustic life they are also highly skilled and organized in their tree. another week and will be preparing for. a response this summer depending. on the day we found this particular camp they were settled near the coast of the ta to see here for families work togeth
to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaty. well that full shell is available for you here on our team just over an hour meanwhile this hour that fight for freedom. they did not hesitate to shoot us directly to the head i've been shot one hundred ninety two pellets scattered all over my body in the head. and legs the most dangerous ones are those inside my lungs that we speak to the victims of alleged police...
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bound to a federal union or european union or stay the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaty. or the news making headlines this hour the taliban are sort of a police station in northwestern pakistan is left at least eight people dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle lasting over an hour to insurgents who detonated suicide vests during the clash with the taliban say the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of their former commander. great because the philippines is already trying to recover from the devastation by didn't typhoon and there are reports yet of injuries or damage of the one point six magnitude tremor. thousand people are still missing following last week's cycle of survivors in the worst hit areas are suffering severe food shortages landslides and flash floods build more than six hundred people left one hundred thousand this. prominent female official responsible for women's affairs has been assassinated in afghanistan she was shot dead by two unidentified men while on her way to work it comes just m
bound to a federal union or european union or stay the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaty. or the news making headlines this hour the taliban are sort of a police station in northwestern pakistan is left at least eight people dead three attackers reportedly fired rockets and grenades in a battle lasting over an hour to insurgents who detonated suicide vests during the clash with the taliban say the attack was to avenge the death of a relative of their...
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they signed the bill prohibiting unions from requiring workers to pay dues. member or not. >> few things symbolize the economy more than the unfinished construction projects in new york city. each began with hope and promise and ran head first to environment filled with uncertainty. >> they are empty monument to bad economy. the developers have been left incomplete until they secure financing. they say the institutional construction lending has not bounced back from the 2008 economic crisis. >> they run out of money or combination of running low on money and not having enough sales where the condominium or co-op sales or the market for rentals doesn't appear to be strong enough to justify completion of the project. >> right now, the city says there are 691 star projects. number by 17%. half are 45% stalled since 2009. try and kick start construction, american institute of architect has a web site where they pitch the project to potential investors and by pass the banks. other cities have seen the housing construction rebounds by as much as 18%. all signs of a
they signed the bill prohibiting unions from requiring workers to pay dues. member or not. >> few things symbolize the economy more than the unfinished construction projects in new york city. each began with hope and promise and ran head first to environment filled with uncertainty. >> they are empty monument to bad economy. the developers have been left incomplete until they secure financing. they say the institutional construction lending has not bounced back from the 2008...
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bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. they have some use for you beijing has warned india against pursuing well exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief who announced that his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests yet our personnel the investigate at the plant claims. as journeymen india rise economically their military muscles are growing as world both need energy to keep that kind of growth going and that may be putting the two asian giants on a collision course because of the mess that nationalism the indian government cannot afford to be seem to be weak in dealing with. obviously. with government. over two hundred billion barrels of oil and large amounts of natural gas that's more than the vast majority of the world's energy rich nations have all hidden under the south china sea china claims most of the territory for itself but india has also managed
bound to a federal union or european union or state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. they have some use for you beijing has warned india against pursuing well exploration in the disputed resource rich south china sea it comes in reaction to this week's statement by india's navy chief who announced that his country could go as far as sending warships to the area to protect its economic interests yet our personnel the investigate at the plant...
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the question is, what will unions and their allies do in response. they really have nothing to lose by raising a stink about this. you will see protesters up in lansing today, tomorrow and maybe for some time. megyn: we have a big story developing in washington over our debt crisis. the national debt stands at $16 trillion. it was $10.6 trillion when president obama first took office and it has increased roughly 50% over the course of his first term. now president obama is insisting that any deal on this fiscal cliff which has automatic tax hikes and spending cuts as of january one, they are trying to avert that. he says any deal on this must include an end to the debt ceiling all together. he wants complete power to raise the country's limit by himself. he doesn't want to have to get congressional approval. that is a demand stirring strong response from republicans today. >> the on way we ever cut spending is by using the debate over the debt limit to do it. now the president wants to remove that spur to cut all together. of course, it gets in the w
the question is, what will unions and their allies do in response. they really have nothing to lose by raising a stink about this. you will see protesters up in lansing today, tomorrow and maybe for some time. megyn: we have a big story developing in washington over our debt crisis. the national debt stands at $16 trillion. it was $10.6 trillion when president obama first took office and it has increased roughly 50% over the course of his first term. now president obama is insisting that any...
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bound to a federal union or european union or state the united states of europe very can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. they can catch the full show here are teen about twenty minutes also ahead this hour a fight for freedom. and they did not hesitate to shoot us directly into their heads i've been sure you did one hundred ninety two pellets scattered all over the mobility in the head face arms and legs the most dangerous ones are going to flood my lungs always speak to victims of alleged police abuse in bahrain where a violent anti-government demonstrations have become an almost daily occurrence. i never thought i could earn a living this way. natalee a shell of i. should test small arms so that's what i was to machine building plant the source count of all the weapons she's fired over the past twelve years. i got so used to it sometimes my friends ask me to join them at the rifle range and i say no way i'm so tired of shooting. the plot and history goes from making firearms doing world war two to ballistic missiles from nuclear submarines during the cold war the bulk of the
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bound to a federal union or european union or a state of the united states of europe they can of course leave or negotiate the treaties. thinking of catch the fall show here in r t in just a little while now also ahead for you this hour of our fight for freedom. they did not hesitate to shoot us directly into the head i've been shot one hundred ninety two pellets scattered all over my body in the head face up to an arms and legs the most dangerous ones are those inside my loans we speak to the victims of an alleged police abuse here in bahrain pardon me in bahrain where violent anti-government demonstrators have become an almost daily occurrence. wealthy british style it's time to. market why not. find out what's really happening to the global economy with mike stronger for a no holds barred look at the global financial headlines kaiser reports on our. world lead. science technology innovation all the least of melamine it's around russia we've got the future covered. choose your language. we can we know if. someone. chooses to use the consensus to. choose the opinions that invigorating
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paying for what some call to close of a relationship with the rest of the european union. i don't think we pay a price for that actually i think the benefits of the single market are very considerable it's very important for us to recognize that the single market is a market of five hundred million people it's a relatively prosperous market it's the world's most integrated market and a great deal has already been achieved which enables companies to trade seamlessly across borders but it's not perfect yet and indeed one of the key preoccupations of the british government will be to press for full implementation of the single market in the coming years what are the downsides are there there must be some downsides as well we don't think drawing down sides of a single market because we do believe in open trade we believe that. the market is genuinely borderless and more companies can trade across different markets access different pools of demand and we believe that's beneficial to the economy we believe that we don't look significant growth within the european union these so-
paying for what some call to close of a relationship with the rest of the european union. i don't think we pay a price for that actually i think the benefits of the single market are very considerable it's very important for us to recognize that the single market is a market of five hundred million people it's a relatively prosperous market it's the world's most integrated market and a great deal has already been achieved which enables companies to trade seamlessly across borders but it's not...
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and how about the soviet union? ros has mentioned the important agreement at geneva that a nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought. there is also an extremely agreement to expand exchanges of all sort. we have had an exchange agreement from the nixon administration, which had lapsed during the carter administration because of the invasion of an interest in, whether we should cut off our exchanges over that i never understood. we got it restored, much expanded and the question was than what gorbachev allow that
and how about the soviet union? ros has mentioned the important agreement at geneva that a nuclear war cannot be won and must not be fought. there is also an extremely agreement to expand exchanges of all sort. we have had an exchange agreement from the nixon administration, which had lapsed during the carter administration because of the invasion of an interest in, whether we should cut off our exchanges over that i never understood. we got it restored, much expanded and the question was than...
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, have to belong to a union. bill: how many years has this previous law been on the books? >> it's been on since i, years. i mean --. bill: 1960s? 1950s? >> i don't know the exact law. ever since i've been alive it's been on the books. bill: the reason i ask that, you know what happened in wisconsin. they did something similar. they were successful. indiana same story. ohio, not so much. they went the same route michigan did. year later it was put on the ballot as referendum and it was thrown out of the will this meet the same fate? >> i sure hope not. i sure hope that michigan comes together after this and realizes we're all in this. it is all about jobs and being competitive. not only with the world but also our neighboring states. indiana has a right to work law. a couple of months ago, about a year ago. and they found that 7 -- 74 new projects were put on the books as a result because they have a great working environment and that is first till to create jobs. bill: what i'm reading here this is considered an
, have to belong to a union. bill: how many years has this previous law been on the books? >> it's been on since i, years. i mean --. bill: 1960s? 1950s? >> i don't know the exact law. ever since i've been alive it's been on the books. bill: the reason i ask that, you know what happened in wisconsin. they did something similar. they were successful. indiana same story. ohio, not so much. they went the same route michigan did. year later it was put on the ballot as referendum and it...
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opt out of the european union are politically while staying very closely integrated economically it's not part of this government policy it walked out of the european union we're not a member of the european of the euro zone that's clear and we believe we have a good and sound reason for not being a member of the euro zone we are of course affected by what happens in the euro zone because something like forty five our export over forty five percent of our exports go to the euro zone for the european union as a whole is a large single market and we believe there are many benefits from it and yet david cameron is rejecting the so-called e.u. fiscal pact what's going to be the consequence of that rejection how do you see that developing the fiscal part has to do with the euro zone and we're not a member of the euro zone and do not intend to become a member of the euro zone so i think it's important to distinguish between what needs to be done by the eurozone members to stabilize the euro zone and find its way through some of its difficulties and the wider objectives of the european union
opt out of the european union are politically while staying very closely integrated economically it's not part of this government policy it walked out of the european union we're not a member of the european of the euro zone that's clear and we believe we have a good and sound reason for not being a member of the euro zone we are of course affected by what happens in the euro zone because something like forty five our export over forty five percent of our exports go to the euro zone for the...